US Announces New Economic Pressure Campaign Against Iran
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The United States wants to put more pressure on Iran's money and business. A US official named Bessent said the plan will be a big economic push against Iran and its friends. He called it an 'economic onslaught.'
The US wants to use sanctions. Sanctions are rules that stop money and trade with a country. The US hopes this will hurt Iran's economy a lot.
But some experts think Iran does not have much to lose. One analyst said there is a real danger. Iran might retaliate. This means Iran could act back against the US.
Nobody knows yet what Iran will do. People are watching to see what happens next between the two countries.
Vocabulary15 words
- economic
- about money and business
- sanctions
- rules that stop trade with a country
- retaliate
- to do something bad back to someone
- onslaught
- a strong, hard attack
- pressure
- trying to force someone to do something
- analyst
- a person who studies information carefully
- official
- a person with an important job in government
- campaign
- a planned set of actions
- partners
- countries or people who work together
- danger
- a chance something bad will happen
- trade
- buying and selling between countries
- hurt
- to cause harm
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- money
- cash used to buy things
- act back
- to respond by doing something
Quiz
Answer key
1. A campaign against Iran's economy 2. A rule that stops trade with a country 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The United States wants to put more _____ on Iran's money and business.
A US official named Bessent said the plan will be a big economic push against Iran and its _____.
He called it an 'economic _____.'
The US wants to use _____.
Sanctions are rules that stop money and _____ with a country.
The US hopes this will _____ Iran's economy a lot.
But some experts think Iran does not have much to _____.
One analyst said there is a real _____.
Iran might _____.
This means Iran could act back against the US.
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